Waldron woman dies in Quincy crash

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Oct 21, 2013 at 8:50 AMOct 21, 2013 at 9:10 AM

By Jamie Barrandjbarrand@thedailyreporter.comTwitter: @editorbarrandQUINCY — Authorities have yet to release the name of the victim of a fatal head-on collision that happened Saturday on U.S.-12 in Quincy, but DeeAnne Foster of Camden has confirmed it was her daughter, 23-year-old Stephanie Lynn Schabow of Waldron, who perished in the accident.The crash happened just east of Brown Street and is still under investigation by the Michigan State Police.Betty Morrow and her husband Jody witnessed the crash and called 911. Morrow said she and her husband "ripped the doors off the car" to get to Schabow, who was driving, and her boyfriend Taylor Cleland, 25, of Quincy, who was a passenger in Schabow's car.The car that hit Schabow's vehicle was driven by William Wilson, 77, of Coldwater. Wilson and Schabow were both flown from the accident scene to Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo.Although paramedics were able to stabilize Schabow for flight, she died before reaching the hospital, Foster said."Her aorta was torn and she also had head injuries," Foster said.An autopsy on Schabow will be conducted today at a Lansing hospital.Foster said her daughter was wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash.Morrow said Wilson "about hit three other cars" before he collided with Schabow's vehicle. Foster said it is not known yet what caused Wilson to cross the center line.Schabow was a 2008 graduate of Camden-Frontier High School. She was working as a pharmacy technician at Walgreen's in Coldwater.Cleland was transported to the Community Health Center of Branch County in Coldwater after the accident, where he was treated and released. Foster said he is "physically fine."Wilson's daughter, Becky Freeman, said her father suffered multiple broken bones, including a femur fracture. As of Sunday night Wilson remained at Bronson, where he was listed in critical condition.Funeral arrangements for Schabow have not been finalized."We thank everyone for their prayers and kind words," Foster said. "She will be missed terribly."